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I saw something weird yesterday while riding a bike. I came across a couple of trees, one of which still had leaves but they were almost all brown, and the second tree already lost most of its leaves (a whole bunch of brown leaves were on the ground). The 2 trees were the same species (thought I couldn't tell which one).
This is weird because a) no other trees in the area even have begun turning color and b) even night lows have not been below 50F/10C yet.
Maybe the trees just got sick with something? A parasite of some kind?
I guess when observing fall foliage, it is particularly important to look that the forest instead of the trees
"Stressed" trees can get fall colour prematurely, starting as early as mid-Summer.
I'm going to ride through Point Beach State Forest today, I'll pay attention this time! In town, the leaves are falling without turning, due to the dry weather, I think.
It may be from the dry weather where you live, but we've had a very wet summer. Maybe it's just that time of year. Generally, by mid Oct. our trees are bare already so this may not be unusual here.
seeing trees turn is one of the most depressing sights because it means extreme cold and cloud for months depression is coming.
Is that what you see around Melbourne,
or are you just imagining what it'd be like to live in the northern U.S./Canada?
I'd have figured down there, your leaves would wait until May to turn and fall, and pop out again by late September.
Toronto's southern hemisphere equivalent is losing leaves by mid-April and they wait until early November to pop out again.
Is that what you see around Melbourne,
or are you just imagining what it'd be like to live in the northern U.S./Canada?
I'd have figured down there, your leaves would wait until May to turn and fall, and pop out again by late September.
Toronto's southern hemisphere equivalent is losing leaves by mid-April and they wait until early November to pop out again.
I don't think leaves on palm trees change color...
I don't think leaves on palm trees change color...
SAB said there were a lot of imported deciduous trees from Europe planted there which were known for their fall colour displays...
but a lot of them perished this past summer in Melbourne's freak 115 F heat.
*Btw, eucalyptus is the most predominant native cover in Australia, not palm trees.
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